The Saturday, August 1, 2026 Edition
Russian Strikes Kill Nine in Kyiv, Claude Hacks Three Firms, and a First Exomoon
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-119.4°F
The temperature recorded at Antarctica's Concordia research station — Earth's coldest reading in more than a decade. It comes as much of the rest of the planet swelters through summer heat.
Source: Smithsonian
Coming days: More fallout is likely at FIFA after UEFA declared it has 'lost confidence' in Gianni Infantino's leadership following the scrapped $20 billion investment plan.
This month: A potentially chaotic August transfer portal window looms in college sports after a federal judge's injunction allowed class of 2022 athletes to play a fifth season.
This fall: CBS faces questions about its lead NFL broadcast booth heading into the upcoming season, with Tony Romo on leave following his OWI arrest.
- 1774Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen, isolating the gas in its pure form
- 1876Colorado is admitted to the Union as the 38th US state
- 1936The Summer Olympics open in Berlin under Nazi Germany's rule
- 1944The Warsaw Uprising begins as Polish resistance fights German occupation
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Over 81,000 U.S. soldiers are missing from past wars. One may soon be identified.
How the Pentagon's accounting agency may soon identify one of the more than 81,000 US service members still missing from past wars.
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A Serial Liar Likely Sent an Innocent Man to Florida's Death Row. Why Is He Still There?
Why a man likely sent to Florida's death row by a serial liar's testimony is still awaiting execution.
Reason · Billy Binion
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